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On 28th October, 2018, Gurugrammers created history. They adopted a citizen charter to declare the Aravali Biodiversity Park as a “Sacred Grove”, the second one in NCR, after the Mangar Bani Forest. This resolution was made at a peaceful protest/meeting organized to express the shock of the citizens at the Government trying to fragment the green lung cum forest corridor.
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Speakers in order of appearance
Zain Khan, Architect (The name Swanzal Kak Kapoor was mentioned wrongly)
Vijay Dhasmana , Environmentalist
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Souravjit Ghosal, Bird Watcher
Pradip Krishen, The Treeman of India
Trains starting every two minutes, planes whizzing past skyrises, that is Gurgaon for most people. But there is also the Aravali Biodiversity Park, an oasis in the concrete city of Gurgaon for all nature lovers. Morning and evening Walkers adore this scrub forest within the city.
Monsoon months showcase the multihued vegetation of the area, which was developed in over 10 years by MCD Gurgaon and I am Gurgaon-an NGO. This 400 acre area, mined for stones and Badarpur for building New Gurgaon, has Desi kadam, Dhau and local shrubs growing thanks to the sustained efforts of I am Gurgaon. Most areas of the park has growing natural vegetation.
Peacocks in full breeding plumage, sashay up and down. The white breasted kingfisher is concentrating on the abundance of food below-crickets, lizards, grasshoppers, etc etc. Baya weaver nests hang among Keekar flowers. These expert home builders are a treat to watch when at work. See our video “Baya Weaver Birds-expert Home Builders” elsewhere in this channel. Here is the link
Somewhere monsoon water has collected and created a water body, probably near the baya weaver nests. Bee- eaters and drongos play around there at a distance. More birds came in view. White cheeked yellow- rumped bulbul, the Indian roller. Butterflies rested on the native bushes and spread their wings. Yellow pansy, plain tiger butterflies,Pioneer and many others! Grass hoppers seemed to congregate on a particular bush for their evening conference!
The warbler sings an evening tune telling us the Park timings are over.
This video was made with footage taken on two evening walks in the month of August 2017.
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